Photography Vocabulary

taking the same subject several times by doubling and halving the exposure to ensure a good print

shutterspeed

a lens for close-up work

emulsion

the size of the lens opening

life

the opening of a camera lens that is expressed in F numbers

lecia

a lgiht sensitive solution that is transferred to paper or film

collodianwetplate

introduced the first camera to use 35mm film

freelance

composition is the arrangement of visual _______

margaretbourkewhite

the darkroom process of holding back light to make an area lighter

reflexcamera

Lewin Hine's favorite subject to photograph

archer

founding member of the Photo Sucession who promoted "straight" photography

aperature

a subject's _______ is emphasized by allowing the subject to blur

movement

camera invented by George Eastman

panning

swinging the camera horizontally as the photo is exposed, causing a moving object to "stop" while blurring the background

cartedevisite

magazine that introduced photojournalism

fixer

the first photographic process to be developed outside of a lab

alfredstigelitz

this type of photographer shoots subjects s/he is interested in then tries to sell the prints

niepce

this type of photographer is hired to shoot specific subjects and recieves a regular salary

tripod

the degree of sharpness of a photograph in front or in back of the area focused on

matthewbrady

the amount of time a shutter is open

lens

literally means "dark room"

cameraobscura

female photographer who was one of Life magazine's original staff photographers

fstop

inexpensive prints of local attractions available for tourists to purchase

children

a three-legged adjustable stand that screws into the bottom of a camera to hold is steady

zoopraxiscope

the chemical used in developing that makes an image permanent

daguerrotype

created a high quality image with multiple copies

stopaction

through a system of mirrors the image is reflected on a round class screen

kodak

a mechanical device that exposes the film for a desired time period

contactprinting

when a fast moving object is captured by a fast shutter speed so the object seems to be still

precisionism

he created the world's first photographic image

bracketing

a device which produced a series of images of a moving subject

staff

a "school" of photography that recorded factories, machinery, and other unromantic subjects

shutterrelease

the camera's eye is its _______

macrolens

another name for the calotype, invented by Talbot

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